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Automate setting DST in Sysplex with Multiple timezones

We have systems in a sysplex that have different time zones than the one specified via STP. For time zones that change for DST at the same time as the STP time zone we would like the DST change to be automated via STP. This could be managed by int...
over 4 years ago in z/OS / BCP_General 1 Not under consideration

64-bit version of BPXWDYN for C

Please provide a 64-bit version of BPXWDYN
over 4 years ago in z/OS / USS 2 Future consideration

Create LE STORAGE and OPTIONS reports wh

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR0313072237User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSLNGC07003Title: Create LE STORAGE and OPTIONS reports when program abendsSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP : APL...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / LE 2 Not under consideration

Provide similar syntax checking for TN3270, PAGENT, SYSLOGD, FTP configuration members to that provided for TCPIP profiles.

Syntax checking is currently available for VTAMLST members and for TCPIP profile members (or elements thereof). Can this be expanded to include TN3270, PAGENT, SYSLOGD and FTP (possibly others) to minimise the likelihood of deploying definitions c...
over 5 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

Enhance zERT to Detect Non AT-TLS connections.

The product only identifies traffic if it uses ATTLS for encryption. Not all products or app servers connecting to us use ATTLS. For example, MFT is AES256 and yet they show up as unsecured. Same with CICS gateway and others.
over 2 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

RMFIII WFEX in batch mode with longer time ranges from 7 to 30 days or more

WFEX (Work Flow Exception) is a performance tool that directly facilitates determination of causes/reasons for delays in workloads. However, the interactive facility on TSO has limitations, it only captures events interactively on short time range...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / RMF 12 Functionality already exists

ACEECHK to report UNIX pathname and detect change to UID/GID

ACEE modification checking introduced in z/OS 2.4 detects modifications to the base ACEE successfully, but if the modifying program is a UNIX program object, the resulting IRR421I message does not show the full path or program name responsible. In...
over 4 years ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Not under consideration

PRESERVE OWNERid during COPY/DUMP/RESTORE DFDSS

If a dataset is logically copied/dumped or restored by DFDSS the OWNERID field in the Catalog is reset to NULL. The Customer wants to preserve the previous content of the OWNERID field during DFDSS Copy/Restore because customer uses a function in ...
over 7 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 1 Future consideration

Print LE conforming assembler Stack frame storage in CEEDUMP

First I am not sure why LE Stack frame storage is considered language dependent and requires the language to format and print for CEEDUMP. Maybe it is assumed that there will be symbolic data available to match the fields with labels. The LE entry...
about 3 years ago in z/OS / LE 1 Not under consideration

NFS: Support nfs4_setfacl/nfs4_getfacl and read/write named-attributes

Using NFSv4 under z/OS, there is no support for the NFS4_getfacl / NFS4_setfacl commands, and the 'n' - read-named-attributes & 'N' - write-named-attributes.
over 9 years ago in z/OS / Network File System (NFS) 2 Future consideration

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